IDC

Enterprise WLAN market shrinked in third quarter 2023

The consumer segment of the WLAN market declined 13.7% year on year in the third quarter. WiFi 6 generated 57.9% of market revenue, whereas WiFi 5 generated 32.4%. WiFi 6E adoption in the consumer market is still nascent, accounting for only 6.2% of revenues.
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Feb 7, 2024

IDC Predicts that ICT Spending in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa Will Top $238 Billion in 2024

ICT spending in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $238 billion this year, up 4.5% over 2023.
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Oct 16, 2023

IDC: ‘Africa needs to get serious about identity management’

A new report by IDC finds that more work is needed by organisations across the continent on identity and access management to secure their cyber estates.
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Jul 12, 2023

South Africa’s digitisation faces emerging tech conundrum

Companies face a balancing act between reducing the digital acceleration gap and keeping up with emerging technologies, says IDC.
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Jun 5, 2023

If you want to monetise data, data integrity is essential

Making money from data – whether selling data to third parties or developing data products – has become an essential revenue stream in a digital world.
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Kenyans put a hold on buying smartphones as inflation bites

Consumer spending on smartphones declined as prices for basic commodities increased, constraining budgets for technology products.
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Dec 12, 2022

Egypt’s smartphone market nosedives in Q3, but pundits foresee stability

IDC research shows North Africa country’s market was down 73.4% year-on-year, but analysts believe it will recover in 2023.
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Dec 6, 2022

Rebuilding trust and efficiency in the public sector

The public sector has a shaky track record when it comes to delivering services and support, and that has to change says Jon Tullett, Associate Research Director, IT Services & Cloud, at IDC Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Sep 5, 2022

MEA’s PCD market expected to hit speed wobble

Analysts predict Middle East & Africa’s personal computing devices market to decline in Q3 2022, but figures are still better than pre-pandemic levels.
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Jul 14, 2022

Cyberextortion pushes Sub-Saharan businesses to the brink

Data leaks, targeted attacks are ongoing and top threats to the region, according to research by KnowBe4 and the IDC.
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Jun 10, 2022

Dip in MEA’s personal computing devices market

Demand for desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets expected to decline 6.0% year-on-year in shipment terms for Q2 2022, according to IDC.
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China's Transsion Holdings dominates Africa smartphone market

Amid decline in overall mobile phone shipments to the continent towards the end of last year, Transsion outperformed certain competitors.